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When Caleb Baldwin is arrested alongside the Prophet Joseph Smith and four other men, he doesn’t know how long he’ll be stuck in the miserable jail in Liberty, Missouri. In the face of squalid conditions, fear for their safety, and worry about their families, how can Caleb and the others maintain their faith?

Meanwhile, back in Far West, Emma Smith and the other family members of the imprisoned find themselves facing persecution from anti-Mormon mobs, which seek to kill Joseph, destroy the Smith home, and force the other Saints out of Missouri.

As Caleb endures the hardships of prison and Emma struggles to uproot her life, the two become firsthand witnesses to the faith of the Prophet Joseph from within this “prison-temple.” From the depths of confinement, Joseph grapples with the difficult conditions and the weight of his prophetic mantle, his desperate yearning to hear God’s voice and receive divine revelation ultimately culminating in what is now known as sections 121123 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

With Dean Hughes’s characteristic blend of historical accuracy and compelling characters, Liberty explores the lives and faith of Emma and Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and the other men imprisoned in Liberty Jail during this tumultuous period in Latter-day Saint history.

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Civil liberties are central to the freedoms that Australians value. They affirm the rights of all to protection from arbitrary authority and enable minorities to flourish; but they have also frequently been disputed. From arguments over censorship in the 1930s to present-day debates on mandatory sentencing, the concept of civil liberties – and its impact on our everyday lives – is a recurring motif of public life. Liberty is packed with new insights into the way civil liberties have been understood in Australia, tracing the formation of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (ACCL), and its state-based counterparts, and their involvement in the movement for law reform. From the Petrov Royal Commission on Espionage to David Hicks and Mohammed Haneef, the book offers a fresh analysis of the common law, human rights and parliamentary democracy, and relates how many cases of injustice were resolved.